Sam Drinkard wrote: > On Mon, 2006-02-27 at 07:30 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote: > >>Sam Drinkard wrote: >>> I've noticed from the sendmail logs, certain IP's are being blocked via >>> the known spammers configuration in the sendmail.cf. What I also note >>> is in my access file, I have several TLD's that are listed, yet are NOT >>> being blocked. Yes, I do call a make after each edit of the access >>> list, and going by the timestamp on access.db, it appears to being >>> updated, yet again, in the sendmail portion of the daily logs, those >>> TLD's which are in the access list are not listed as being blocked. >>> >>> Hope that is not too confusing.. think I confused myself, but in any >>> case, things are in there that should be blocked and are not being. >>> >>> Hints? >>> >>> Sam >> >>Hi Sam, >> >>What do the entries look like? I mean how do they appear in the >>/etc/mail/access file? >> > > Mark, the entries are like this.... > > 24.245.42.191 REJECT > 25.110.50 REJECT > 30.120 REJECT > 40 REJECT > somedomain.com REJECT > zw REJECT > another-idea.com REJECT > > > etc... those just examples of the way the IP's and hostnames are in the > access file. I've been using an access file for years, but just noticed > these IP's were not being blocked, but some are being caught by the > spamd/rtbl and other spam fighting tools. > > Sam Sam, To my knowledge you need to use wildcards for incomplete entries such as ones you've listed above. I.e... 25.110.50.* REJECT 30.120.*.* REJECT 40.*.*.* REJECT -- Mark